Kaohsiung vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$932
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2650
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$781
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$101
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1271
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
81
98
😀 Quality of life
83
90
🏙️ Population
2.73M
3.33M

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 51% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6046th and 2194th ($932 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th in Taiwan and Spain, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Kaohsiung ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 389th and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kaohsiung Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.76
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.56
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.88
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.96
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$613
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.9
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.8
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.8
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.19%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4772
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2838
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.78
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.5
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.84
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.06
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.72
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.4
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.92
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.31
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.41
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.79
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.9
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$348
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12438
$10462

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$841
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$801
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$707
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$761
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$818
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$841
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$931
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$698
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$864
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$828
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$745
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$821
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1060
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$654
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$807
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$666
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1028
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$661
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$731
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$605
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$592
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$706
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$691
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$726
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$713
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1229
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$683
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$795
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$642
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$673
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$1014
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1231
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$719
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$445
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$801
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$776
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$629
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$643

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581